It is time again for the Kansas City division of the high school Missouri Mock Trial Competition. The first round of competition takes place on Tuesday, January 17th and Thursday, January 19th. The second round takes place on Tuesday, February 21st and Thursday, February 23rd. The Lawyers Association of Kansas City - Young Lawyers Section and the KCMBA are looking for attorneys to serve as judges for the competition, which will take place downtown at the Jackson County Courthouse. The competition begins at 6pm each night and will wrap up by 9pm (dinner will be provided). Judges are asked to arrive at the courthouse by 5:30pm. This is a great opportunity to see how enthusiastic these high school students are about the law, and can reenergize and remind us why we love what we do!

If you are interested and would like to participate, please contact Amy Luck at aluck@sbg-law.com. We can use your help for as few or as many nights as you are available.

 

We are proud to be hosting the state competition this year as well, on Friday through Sunday, March 30^th through April 1^st.  If you are not able to volunteer for the January or February rounds, we would greatly appreciate your participation in March/April.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

New Location!

UMKC School of Education, Room 115

615 E. 52nd St.

(southwest corner of 52nd and Holmes)

Kansas City, Missouri

 

CHAIR:

H. JOSEPH PRICE JR.

BRYANMARK FINANCIAL GROUP INC.

 

CLE Credit: 5.2 MO, KS pending

Ethics and Professionalism Credit: 1.0

CPE Credit 4.0 with 1.0 Ethics

 

http://law.umkc.edu/pdfs/cle-events/rd-fed-tax-2012.pdf

LAKC's 18th Annual Golf Tournament was held at Falcon Lakes Golf Club on Thursday, September 15th. (Prize winners will be posted shortly).

 

Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors:

Berkowitz Oliver Williams Shaw & Eisenbrandt, LLP
Bryan Cave LLP
Erickson, Kernell, Derusseau & Kleypas, LLC
Husch Blackwell, LLP
Polsineli Shughart, PC
Seigfreid Bingham Levy Selzer & Gee, PC
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP

Silver Sponsor:
TBC Video

Tee Sponsors:
Iris Data Services, Inc.
Ivize
Jay E. Suddreth & Associates, Inc.
LAK Reporting, Inc.
Metropolitan Court Reporters, Inc.
Midwest Litigation Services
Versadox

LAKC hosted its annual meeting on July 21st at Tannin Wine Bar. The following officers and directors were elected at the meeting:

Please join the LAKC-YLS at Thomas, located at 1815 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO (1/2 block east of State Line Rd), on May 25th for a joint happy hour with Young Professionals Alliance for the University of Kansas Hospital from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M.

The spring 2011 session of the Mini Law School for the Public will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30pm - 8:30pm from May 11th - June 1st at the UMKC School of Law. The session is $40 for all four weeks ($28 for parking pass). For more information, visit the Mini Law School page at www.lakc.net.

View scenes from our 2010 Santa's Snow Ball. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25704790@N02/sets/72157625840890496/

Congrats to the YLS on another wonderful event!

Please join us for our 75th Anniversary Dinner on Thursday, February 17th at the historic Aladdin Hotel, 1215 Wyandotte. The event begins at 6:00pm with cocktails followed by dinner at 6:30pm. We will present the LAKC Legacy Award and LAKC-YLS Public Service Award.

Register online via our Events page. ($35 LAKC-YLS members; $50 LAKC Members; $400 table of 8).

It is time again for the Kansas City division of the high school Missouri Mock Trial Competition. The first round of competition takes place on Tuesday, January 25th and Thursday, January 27th. The second round takes place on Tuesday, February 15th and Thursday, February 17th. The Lawyers Association of Kansas City - Young Lawyers Section and the KCMBA are looking for attorneys to serve as judges for the competition, which will take place downtown at the Jackson County Courthouse. The competition begins at 6pm each night and will wrap up by 9pm. Judges are asked to arrive at the courthouse around 5:30pm.

The selection committee for the Coburn Award is seeking nominations for Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s Honorable H. Michael Coburn Community Service Award.  This award was created in 1995. The Committee is hoping to honor an attorney whose noble work and honorable efforts in service to the community will serve as an inspiration to others in the legal profession.

Qualifications

--Current member of the Missouri Bar practicing in the Jackson County area.

--Demonstrated, in the spirit of Legal Aid, outstanding service to advancing the administration of justice on behalf of low-income people in the Jackson County area.

--Outstanding service to the community with a particular emphasis on volunteer activity and leadership, other than work directly for bar associations (pro bono case work on behalf of low-income people that is done through a bar association may be considered).

The Procedure

The nomination form, along with appropriate supporting materials can be found at Legal Aid’s website, which is www.lawmo.org.  It can also be obtained from contacting Cynthia Rountree at (816)474-1413 x267.  Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2010 by The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., Chair, The Coburn Community Service Award Committee, c/o Legal Aid of Western Missouri, 1125 Grand Avenue, Suite 1900, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106.  Applications may also be submitted on-line to cgonzalez@lawmo.org.  Any questions should be directed by e-mail to Cynthia Rountree at cgonzalez@lawmo.org.

Deadline for nominations to be received by Legal Aid is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday October 7, 2010.

 

Coburn.Award.Application 9.10.pdf